No One Understands Being the Villain Better Than Me
Chapter 507

Wise Wolf Horo?

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After Cheng tricked his own sister into becoming crippled, that wicked thing showed no remorse whatsoever.

When Brunhilde brought over the necessary items such as citrus fruits, mint leaves, and hot water, Samael took over and used them to alleviate Fenrir's seasickness curse, while also changing the subject.

"I went to great lengths to get you off Sodermalm Island and out for some fresh air. Your daughter Brunhilde is with you too. If you don't want to be confined when you go back, you'd better behave yourself."

"Okay, I'll be good, but you have to keep your word."

"Alright, you're allowed to drink. You're free to do whatever you want after you disembark."

Fenrir, having received the promise, munched on an orange, beaming with joy. Its golden-brown tail swayed upright, revealing its delight, and it immediately forgot all about the problem of what to call it.

Such a simple condition could be so easily met; who would have thought that this was the Destroyer Wolf that killed the Aesir King of Gods Ooze during Twilight of the Gods?

Like other tragic figures in Norse Mythology, Fenrir's birth was also bound by fate. At the time of her birth, the gods learned through a witch's divination that Loki's three offspring with the giantess Angrboda —the giant wolf Fenrir, the serpent Jörmungandr, and their sister, the goddess of death Hela —would bring great calamity to the gods.

According to the original historical trajectory, Jörmungandr was thrown into the sea, Hela, the God of Death, was sent to Helheim, and Fenrir, the giant wolf, remained with the gods, growing up under their watchful eyes.

But among the Aesir gods, only the war god Tyr dared to feed it, expressing goodwill towards this future monster that would destroy the world.

Fenrir grew bigger every day, and the gods were deeply terrified, for in the prophecy, this giant wolf would be one of the culprits who would destroy the gods.

As Fenrir grew stronger, the prophecy of Twilight of the Gods became more urgent, and the panicked gods decided to bind the giant beast.

The Aesir gods used sweet words to lure a naive wolf, Fenrir, into believing them and cooperating without question.

The gods first tried to bind the beast with an iron chain called Leidang, but Fenrir easily broke free. The gods then tried to bind it a second time, this time with an iron chain called Dromi, but Fenrir still escaped. After two failed attempts, the gods commissioned a skilled craftsman among the dwarves to create the cursed chain Gleipnir, as soft and smooth as silk, from incredible materials: the Gleipnir of a cat, a woman's beard, the roots of a hill, the breath of a fish, the spirit of a bear, and the saliva of a bird.

Finally, on Sodermalm Island in the center of the Red and Black Lake, the gods asked Fenrir to try to break free of Gleipnir. Fenrir vaguely sensed the gods' intentions, which seemed not as simple as they claimed, and could not feel Gleipnir's strength and threat, so she refused to be chained. Unless, of course, a god was willing to place his arm in her mouth as a guarantee of her freedom.

The gods were terrified and none were willing to try, until Tyr, the god of war, stepped forward and placed his arm into Fenrir's gaping maw. Looking at the god who had raised and shown him kindness, Fenrir hesitated for a moment, but still chose to believe.

But when Fenrir put on the chains and found he could not break free, he begged the gods to release him from the bonds, but they refused.

Feeling deceived, Fenrir tore off Tyr's arm in a fit of rage. Tyr, the Tyr of war, accepted his fate for the sake of the Aesir's future, and the gods took the opportunity to drive the boulder that bound the cursed chains of Gleipnir deep into the earth. Thus, Fenrir was completely bound to Sodermalm Island in the center of the Red and Black Lake.

Until Twilight of the Gods arrived, Fenrir, now stronger than ever under the blessing of destiny, broke his chains and joined the revenge against the Aesir. In the end, he killed his enemy, Ooze, who had plotted this deception, and died in the cataclysm himself.

In reality, judging from its behavior, this seemingly ferocious wolf is much simpler than the wicked gods of Asgard. Its so-called brutal nature is mostly due to the pressure it faces from Asgard, which leads it to extremes step by step.

This includes Hela, the goddess of death, who wanted to grant Baldur the God of Light, the chance to be resurrected.

With proper guidance, the outcome might not have been so.

Therefore, Samael, still in his juvenile snake form, boldly sneaked into the Golden Palace, persuaded Ooze, and after the two sides secretly formed an alliance, he took the opportunity to obtain custody of Fenrir and Hela.

Having experience in teaching Typhon's Offspring and raising a top-tier troublemaker like Athena, he was naturally adept at being the guardian.

As Fenrir and Hela grew, the shadow of Twilight of the Gods continued to loom over Asgard and expand.

But when Samael and Loki, the two con artists, joined forces, they successfully tricked Surtr, the Fire Giant King, into going to the ice kingdom of Niflheim. With the help of Hela, Fenrir, and the gods of Asgard, they sealed this true world-ending being in the "Great God's Cage." The so-called sense of crisis vanished without a trace.

The ancient serpent demonstrated its stance to both the Aesir and the Frost Giant Tribe.

Hela and Fenrir could be the culprits who triggered Twilight of the Gods and destroyed the Norse Age of Gods of Gods, or they could be the key to suppressing the King of Fire Giants and eliminating the crisis.

Similarly, the serpent encircling the Dimensional Realm can both destroy and devour it, and also support and protect it.

From another perspective, fate might be interpreted in a different way.

From then on, his alliance with Oul was almost unbreakable. They achieved a perfect understanding in restraining each other's clans, suppressing the most troublesome and insane Fire Giant King Surtr, maintaining the existing stable situation, and avoiding the arrival of Twilight of the Gods.

Because Fenrir and Hela, the Child of Destiny of the Frost Giant Tribe, are completely obedient to him, he has thus become the spokesperson for this force.

After the situation stabilized, he took only his restless Fenrir for a ride on this long-planned trip.

Because half of God of Death 'Hela body is growing and the other half is decaying, she needs the power of the underworld to suppress the abnormality, which is why she cannot leave Helheim.

And just in case, she was tasked with keeping an eye on her father, Loki.

As for that father, Loki...

Well, besides raising his children, Samael also had to clean up the mess left by this God of Trickery, lest he get carried away and cause Twilight of the Gods again.

However, just in case, he had gathered a lot of dirt and evidence against Loki, enough to make the guy more docile than a cat in a critical moment.

Samael carefully reviewed the details of the trip's plan, and after confirming that there were no major problems, he nodded in satisfaction. He then glanced at the black rune collar around Fenrir's neck and casually offered a reminder.

"By the way, I don't know when we'll be able to get to a foreign country. Remember to think of your new name."

With all the gods in hiding, the dimensional bubble rapidly sank and moved through human society. To avoid unnecessary conflict, both Fenrir and he had to suppress their power as much as possible.

"Oh, this? I've already thought of it!"

The werewolf girl, whose seasickness had improved, tossed aside the half-eaten orange, stood up with her hands on her hips, and proudly announced her new name.

"You can bet on me, the great and wise wolf—Lady Horo!"

"Puff!"

Samael, who had just taken a sip of mint water to quench his thirst, immediately spat it out. He stiffly turned his head and stared at Fenrir with a strange and horrified look, his expression one of disbelief.

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